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Patented July 1, 1919.

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c. BARRELLIER. HAND PROPELLEID VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. I919.

Patented July 1, 1919.

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LUMBIA PLANonRAPH C0-- WASHINQTON. D- C.

C. BARRELLIER.

HAND PROPELLED VEHICLE.

APPLICATION nuzn APR. 30. 1919.

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Be it knownthat I, CHARLES Bnnnnnrrnn,

CltlZGlTOfdihe Republic of France, residing at 2 Rue Blanche, Paris, inthe Republic of France, have invented new and useful 1m:

provements in Hand-:"Propelled Vehicles, of,

which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto a hand propelled chair or carriage for woundedpersons and struction, Said vehicle has a very flexible suspension andit may be driven and steered very easily by the invalid acting by hlshands. d

In the annexed drawings given by way of example, i

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section a frame is formed of a metalsheet.

of the vehicle, partly in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a plan view partly in section. Fig. 3 is an end view fromtherear. The improved carriage comprises a frame C which is madeentirely of metal tubing,

and is carried at its front end on the steer ing fork 10 through themedium of the coiled spring cl. V is the frontsteering wheel.

The frame C is extended upwardly atthe rear so as to form the back C? ofthe seat. The two vertical posts a which support the seat at its frontend are also made of metal tubes as well as the arms I) of the seat.

The frame is supported at the rear by two pairs of springs. Each of saidpairs is composed of two concentric coil springs 0, 0 the inner coil 0being less flexible than the outer one and so arranged that it comesinto play only when the load or the displacement resulting from theshock exceed "a certain limit. The springs 0, c are attached to theouter casings of roller bearings in which,

the rear axle 'w is rotatably supported, the hubs u of the rear wheelsbeing securedfto said axle. The casings y are connected to the frontposts a by two struts 25 pivotally connected to said front posts a. Theaxle w is driven through a connecting rod f which is connected to acrank formed in the middle of the length of the axle and is pivotallyconnected at its front end ing post or tube 9.

The said tube 9 is secured at its lower end to the driv-i assessmentsvrii rrotn;

s e ification of was man. aijntdififly. 1, 19119, imputationfiieaapriiso, 1e19, sriainaaeasaa The vehicle is steered bymeans ofa handwheel2 secured up on tube 5 wlnclrhas a reduced portionextendangdownward through the tube 9 and shaft hand journaledin said tube g.Keyed upon the lower end: ef said tube 5, is a horizontal transverselever arm 6*, the free end of which is pivotally connect ed to aconnectin rod lra vin its front end (Fig.

pivotally connected to a lateral arm a 29 on the steering forkp, a

The seat q of the carriage is made of a perforated metal-sheet and issupported at the front upon two springs m and at the rear upontwosprings n.

a A urinal box r made of sheet metalis carried on the side members ofthe-frame beneath the seat. The foot board which is also carried by theside members of the Having now described my invention what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i

a A hand propelled chair comprising in combination a frame, two rearpropelling crank formed on said axle, a connecting rod engaging withsaid crank, a hollow reciproeable driving member to which said connectmgrod is connected, a rotary member freely mounted on the driving member,means extending through the driving member and connecting the rotarymember to the steercrank formed on said axle, a connecting rod engagingwith said crank, a tubular lever to which said connecting rod ispivotally connected, a cross shaft secured to the lower end of saidtubular lever, bearings on the frame in which said shaft is journaled,re-

silient means connecting the frame to the bearings, pivotally mountedstruts connecting the hearings to the tubular members supporting theseat, a steering tube carried on the upper end of the tubular lever andex 80 wheels, a; front steering wheel, an axleupon whlch both propellingwheels, are fixed, a

tending through the latter, a lever arm secured on the lower end of saidsteering tube, a lateral arm provided on the steering fork and aconnecting rod extending from the lever arm to the lateral arm;

8. A hand propelled chair comprising in combination a frame composed oftwo tubular side members, tubular cross members and tubular membersaffording supporting means for a seat, a seat on said supporting means,the rear end of the tubular side members being extended upwardly to forma back for the seat, two rear propelling wheels, a front steering fork,a wheel journaled in said fork, an axle upon which both propellingwheels are fixed, a crank formed on said axle, a connecting rod engagingwith said CHARLES BARRELLIER.

I Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

